I use and like the Accu-Cycle (and one of my radios is a 9C). For routine charging I use the wall-warts that came with the radios or my Hobbico Multi-Charger (a real klunker but reliable), all of which I have plugged into a powerstrip on a clock timer to put 15 minutes a day charge on all my NiCads. The Accu-Cycle discharge w/readout feature is worth the price. Looking back I wish I'd got the Elite that automatically begins additional cycles when doing multiple charge/discharge refreshes. Not a big thing, and my manual method gives the batteries a chane to cool down - though they don't get hot at any time.